Hypodermic-solution holder.



APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1913.

Patented June 16, 191* WITNESSES: 680% COLUMBIA ILANOORAPH CO WASHINCITOM D. C

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CORA N. CUMMINGS, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

HYPODERMIC-SOLUTION HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CoRA N. CUMMINGS, citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of F airfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hypodermic-Solution Holders; andl do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved hypodermic solution holder, and is especially adapted and intended as a surgical adjunct.

Referring to the drawings wherein the same figures of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the holder; Fig. 2 is an upper plan view; Fig. 8 is a vieW of the receptacle in which holder is sterilized; Fig. 4 is a broken view, partly in sec tion of the holder showing a valve rod, or stem, connected therewith; and Fig. 5 is a broken view of the valve rod or stem, and sectional view of the cork stopper.

The holder comprises the body 1, cup 2 and leg 3 integral with the body. WVhile the holder could be made of metal, glass Would be preferable, not only on account of its being cheaper, but the contents of the body can be more readily seen, and is more aseptic.

4 is a small orifice through which the water in the body will pass into the cup when the cork 6 is removed.

The present method of sterilizing water in which the medium is placed for hypodermic injections, consists in employing a spoon, or similar device, filled with water and a spirit lamp to sterilize the water, and even this crude method is not always available, and especially would this be the case in railroad accidents where prompt attention must be given.

Closely associated with my improved solu tion holder. and a very necessary adjunct thereof, is the receptacle or case 7, having the cover 8. This case is made of non-corrosive metal in which the holder is kept when not in use. The holder is filled with water and placed in the case, together with the hypodermic syringe and needles, and the case is then placed in a vessel of water and boiled until the contents of the case, and the water in the holder, are thoroughly sterilized. The case can readily be carried in the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8,

Patented June 16, 1914.

1913. Serial No. 759,622.

surgeons pocket, and the device will be ready for use at any time required.

To use the device, the cork is slightly withdrawn to admit sufiicient air to force the required amount of sterilized water into the cup; a medicine pellet is then dissolved in this ejected water and the medicated water is readily taken up by the hypodermic syringe, the cone shaped cup enabling the contents to be all withdrawn. It frequently happens, especially in hospitals, that several patients have to be thus treated, and with different medicines. All that is necessary in such cases is to rinse out the cu with a little sterilized Water from the holder and proceed as before.

As the holder is large enough to contain enough sterilized water for a large number of applications, and will remain sterilized for an indefinite period when kept in the case, it will readily be seen that the device is a very valuable adjunct in a surgeons case, and especially so in railroad accidents where instant antiseptic relief must be given.

In Fig. 4, the valve stem 9 could be employed, if desired, to shut out the air and dust when the holder is nearly empty and out of its case. In this latter construction, the stopper is not removed in filling the cup. The body of the valve stem passes through the central hole 5 in the cork, fitting clo-se enough to prevent the entrance of air when the valve point 10 is on its seat, as shown. To fill the cup, the stem is withdrawn until the part of the cut away portion 11 projects outside of the cork (see Fig. 5) when air (see arrows) will be admitted to force suflicient water from the holder. The leg 3 could, of course, be dispensed with, but it affords, in conjunction with the bottom of the cup, means whereby the holder is self-supporting, and the leg is made long enough to give sufficient elevation to the forward end of the holder to-insure thorough draining. The discharge orifice could be placed close to the bottom of the holder, if so desired. WVhile I show the receiving cup as an integral part of the body, such cup could be separate and carried in the sterilized case with the body.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A hypodermic solution holder comprising a hollow body having a filling orifice at one end, the opposite end rounded and provided with a small discharging orifice, a

cone-shaped'receiving cup integral With the body and located at the discharging orifice and projecting therefrom, a leg integral with the body, said body supported by the cup and leg so that the body will be inclined toward its clisoharging end, a stopper for the filling orifice Which, when Withdrawn, Will ermit air to enter to force the contents of the holder through the discharging orifice into the receiving cup.

2. A hypodermic solution holder, having a filling orifice at one end, and a smaller discharging orifice at the opposite end, a reoeiving cup at the discharging end, and integral with the holder, a stopper for the filling orifice, having an Opening therethrough, and a valve stem for said opening adapted to close the discharging orifice.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

GORA N. CUMMINGS. Witnesses:

F. M. PATTERSON, P. S. JOHNSON.

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